JPH07331772A - Connection structure of wall panel for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent bending of a connection part of wall panels and to prevent vertical slippage of the wall panels at the time of lifting up the wall panels by a crane, etc., after connecting them. CONSTITUTION:A decorative sheet 11, a square pipe type longitudinal frame 12 fixed on a side edge part on the back surface of the decorative sheet 11 and square pipe type lateral frames 13, 14 fixed on an upper edge part and a lower edge part of the decorative sheet 11 are furnished. Wall panels 1, 1 for a bathroom provided with slits on the outside surface of the longitudinal frame 12 are laterally connected to each other as an H shaped connecting member 2 is engaged with the slit of the longitudinal frame 12. A reinforcing material 3 is provided to straddle a connected part of the wall panels 1, 1 as it is inserted into a receiver piece 141 provided along the lateral frames 14, 14 of the wall panels on both sides. The reinforcing material 3 and the lateral frames 14, 14 of the wall panels on the both sides are connected to each other by a fixture 4 so as not to relatively move vertically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wall panel connection structure for a bathroom suitable for a unit bath or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional connection structure for bathroom wall panels, for example, a structure described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-1939 is known. This conventional connection structure
A decorative plate, a pipe-shaped vertical frame fixed to a side edge of the back surface of the decorative plate, and a pipe-shaped horizontal frame fixed to an upper edge and a lower edge of the back surface of the decorative plate. In addition, bathroom wall panels having slits that are long in the axial direction of the vertical frame are connected to each other on the outer surface of the vertical frame by engaging an H-shaped connecting member with the slit of the vertical frame. It was something like.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional bathroom wall panel connection structure, since the wall panels are connected only by the H-shaped connection member, as shown in FIG. In addition, when the wall panel 10 is connected and then it is lifted by a crane or the like to be installed on the waterproof pan 6, when the crane is lifted by the crane or the like, the connection portion of the wall panel 10 is bent and the direction of the arrow A is indicated. There is a problem that the wall panel 10 cannot be properly installed on the waterproof pan 6 because it is dented or the wall panels 10 are vertically displaced as shown by an arrow B.

In view of the above problems, the present invention is directed to the above problems. When the wall panels are connected and then lifted by a crane or the like, the connecting portions of the wall panels are bent or the wall panels are vertically displaced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection structure for bathroom wall panels that is difficult to wear.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the bathroom wall panel connection structure of the present invention, a decorative plate and a vertical frame fixed to a side edge portion of the rear surface of the decorative plate, A horizontal frame fixed to the upper edge and the lower edge of the back surface of the decorative plate, on the outer surface of the vertical frame,
Connection between wall panels in a connection structure in which bathroom wall panels provided with long slits in the axial direction of the vertical frame are connected by engaging an H-shaped connecting member with the slits of the vertical frame. Reinforcing members are provided along the horizontal frames of the wall panels on both sides so as to straddle the parts, and the reinforcing members and the horizontal frames of the wall panels on both sides are connected by connecting means so as not to move vertically. ing.

The connecting means may be a fixing tool such as a screw or a nail, or a slit provided in the horizontal frame of the wall panel and a reinforcing member provided in the slit for insertion. It may be a stopped locking part.

[0007]

In the bathroom wall panel connection structure of the present invention, not only are the wall panels connected to each other by the H-shaped connection member, but also the reinforcing material is provided on both sides of the wall so as to straddle the connection between the wall panels. Since it is provided along the horizontal frame of the panel, the bending strength of the connecting portion between the wall panels is improved by the rigidity of the reinforcing material.

In the bathroom wall panel connection structure of the present invention, since the reinforcing member and the lateral frames of the wall panels on both sides thereof are connected by the connecting means so as not to move up and down relatively, they are connected. The wall panels are prevented from shifting in the vertical direction by the reinforcing material.

Furthermore, in the bathroom wall panel connection structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, the connecting means for connecting the reinforcing member and the lateral frames of the wall panels on both sides so as not to move vertically is a wall. Since the slit provided in the horizontal frame of the panel and the locking portion provided in the reinforcing member and inserted and locked in the slit, without using a fixing tool such as a screw or a nail, It is possible to connect the stiffener and the lateral frame of the wall panel.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the construction of the bathroom wall panel connection structure of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 1
1 is a perspective view showing the connection structure of the bathroom wall panel of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main part II of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a main part IV of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing a connecting structure of the bathroom wall panel of this embodiment, in which 1 is a bathroom wall panel (hereinafter referred to as a wall panel), 2 is a connecting member, and 3 is a reinforcing material. Is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wall panel 1 includes a decorative plate 11, a vertical frame 12 fixed to a side edge portion of the rear surface of the decorative plate 11, and an upper edge portion of the rear surface of the decorative plate 11. And horizontal frames 13 and 14 fixed to the lower edge. The vertical frame 12 and the horizontal frames 13 and 14 are formed in a square pipe shape, and a slit 121 that is long in the axial direction of the vertical frame 12 is provided on the outer surface of the vertical frame 12 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). ),
A receiving piece 141 having an L-shaped cross section is integrally provided on the front surface of the horizontal frame 14 fixed to the lower edge portion (see FIGS. 4 and 5). The slit 121 is provided over the entire length of the vertical frame 12, and the receiving piece 141 is provided.
Are provided over the entire length of the horizontal frame 14.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the wall panel 1 includes an H-shaped connecting member 2 and the vertical frame 1 as described above.
It is connected by engaging with the two slits 121. The vertical frame 12 has an opening at the upper end, and the connecting member 2 can be inserted through the opening.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the reinforcing member 3 is inserted into a recess formed by the receiving piece 141 and the horizontal frame 14 provided along the horizontal frame 14 of the wall panel 1, The horizontal frames 1 of the wall panels 1 and 1 on both sides are provided so as to straddle the connecting portions of the wall panels 1 and 1 with each other by a fixture 4 (connecting means) such as a screw or a nail.
4 and 14 are connected. In this way, the reinforcing member 3 is fixed by the fixture 4 to the horizontal frame 1 of the wall panels 1 and 1 on both sides.
Since the reinforcing members 3 and the lateral frames 14 of the wall panels 1 and 1 on both sides are connected to the reinforcing members 4 and 14, they cannot relatively move up and down.

Further, since the reinforcing member 3 is temporarily fixed to the horizontal frame 14 by inserting it into the recess formed by the horizontal frame 14 and the receiving piece 141, the fixing member 4 serves to connect the horizontal frame 14 and the reinforcing member 3 to each other. Since it is not necessary to support the reinforcing member 3 by hand when connecting the wires, the work is easy.

The reinforcing member 3 is formed of a metal strip plate having high bending rigidity such as iron or aluminum, and its length is the width when the two wall panels 1 and 1 are connected. Is almost equal to.

By the way, when the three wall panels 1 are arranged side by side and connected, as shown in FIG. 7, the width of the wall panels 1, 1, 1 is approximately equal to the width when the three wall panels 1, 1, 1 are connected. When the reinforcing material 3 is used, it is not necessary to increase the number of the reinforcing material 3 and the construction can be simplified.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

When assembling the bus unit, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, all the wall panels 1 and 1 are connected to each other, and after the wall panel 1 and the ceiling panel 5 are connected to each other, the wall panel 1 and the ceiling panel 5 are lifted by a crane or the like and installed on the waterproof pan 6.

In the connection structure of this embodiment, the wall panels 1, 1 are
By the reinforcing material 3 provided so as to straddle the connection part of
Since the rigidity of the connecting portion between the wall panels 1 and 1 is reinforced and the connected wall panels 1 and 1 are prevented from shifting in the vertical direction, when the wall panel 1 is lifted by a crane or the like, It is difficult for the connecting portion between the wall panels 1 and 1 to be bent or the wall panels 1 and 1 to be vertically displaced.
That is, the work of installing the wall panel 1 on the waterproof pan 6 can be efficiently performed.

Next, the construction of the connecting structure for the bathroom wall panel of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The connection structure of this embodiment is characterized by the connecting means for connecting the reinforcing member 3a and the horizontal frame 15 of the wall panel 1a. The other structure is the same as that of the second embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, the connecting means between the reinforcing member 3a and the horizontal frame 15 of the wall panel 1a in the connection structure of this embodiment is a slit 151 formed in the front surface of the horizontal frame 15 of the wall panel 1a. And a locking portion 31 provided on the reinforcing member 3a and inserted and locked in the slit 151. The slit 151 is formed continuously over the entire length of the horizontal frame 15, and the locking portion 3 is formed.
1 is continuously formed over the entire length of the reinforcing material 3a. The horizontal frame 15 has both ends open,
As shown in FIG. 10, the locking portion 31 of the reinforcing material 3a can be inserted through the opening.

That is, in the connection structure of the present embodiment, the reinforcing member 3a and the horizontal frame 15 of the wall panel 1a are connected so as not to move up and down relatively without using a fixing tool such as a screw or a nail. Therefore, the connecting work between the reinforcing member 3a and the horizontal frame 15 of the wall panel 1a can be efficiently performed.

The reinforcing member 3a is formed by the horizontal frame 15
Has a groove-shaped spacer portion 34 provided along the front surface of the.

Therefore, if a plurality of kinds of reinforcing materials 3a having different thicknesses of the spacer portion 34 are prepared, the one suitable for the thickness of the wall panel 1a can be selected (the wall panel 1a).
Since there are many kinds of decorative boards 11 such as natural stone, tiles, and inorganic materials, the total thickness of the wall panel 1a varies depending on the type). As shown in FIG. 11, the wall panel 1a is covered with a waterproof pan. It is possible to eliminate the need to insert a spacer between the reinforcing member 3a and the waterproof pan 6 when the spacer is installed on the base plate 6. After installing the wall panel 1a on the waterproof pan 6, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower end of the wall panel 1a and the edge of the waterproof pan 6 are fixed with a fixture 7 such as a screw or a nail. To connect.

Next, the construction of the connecting structure for the bathroom wall panel of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The connection structure of this embodiment is characterized by the shape of the reinforcing material 3b. Since the other construction is the same as that of the second embodiment, only the reinforcing member 3b will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 12, the reinforcing member 3b used in the connection structure of the present embodiment has three locking portions 31, 32, 33 arranged in a row in the thickness direction of the reinforcing member 3b. The projecting size of the reinforcing material 3b can be adjusted in three stages depending on which of the locking portions 31, 32, 33 is inserted and locked in the slit 151 of the horizontal frame 15 of the wall panel 1b.

For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the wall panel 1
When the decorative plate 11 of b is thin, the outermost locking portion 33
Can be inserted into and locked in the slit 151 of the horizontal frame 15 to reduce the protruding size of the reinforcing material 3b. As shown in FIG.
When the decorative plate 11 of the wall panel 1b is thick, the innermost locking portion 31 is inserted and locked in the slit 151 of the horizontal frame 15 so that the protruding size of the reinforcing material 3b can be increased.

That is, even when one reinforcing member 3b is used in combination with a plurality of types of wall panels, when the wall panel is installed on the waterproof pan 6, a spacer is inserted between the reinforcing member 3b and the waterproof pan 6. You don't have to.

Next, based on FIGS. 15 and 16,
The structure of the connection structure of the bathroom wall panel of the fourth embodiment will be described.

The connection structure of this embodiment is also characterized by the shape of the reinforcing material 3c. Since the other construction is the same as that of the second embodiment, only the reinforcing member 3c will be described in detail.

In the reinforcing member 3c used in the connection structure of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, a bent piece 35 that can be fitted to the edge of the waterproof pan 6 is provided on the upper end of the spacer 34. It is provided.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, by fitting the bent piece 35 on the edge of the waterproof pan 6, the wall panel 1c and the waterproof are secured without using a fixing tool such as a screw or a nail. The pan 6 can be connected, and the assembling work of the bus unit can be simplified.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and there are design changes and the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. Also included in the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, the reinforcing material having a length substantially equal to the width when a plurality of wall panels are connected is used, but the reinforcing material can be provided so as to straddle the connection portion of the wall panels. If,
It may be formed shorter than the width when a plurality of wall panels are connected. Further, in the first embodiment, the receiving piece into which the reinforcing material can be inserted is provided on the front surface of the horizontal frame, but the receiving piece may not be provided. Furthermore, the second
Although the spacer portion of the reinforcing material is formed in the groove shape in the embodiments to the fourth embodiment, the shape of the spacer portion can be designed arbitrarily.

[0036]

As described above, in the bathroom wall panel connection structure of the present invention, the rigidity of the reinforcing material improves the bending strength of the connection between the wall panels, and the connected wall panels are connected together. Since the reinforcing members prevent vertical displacement between the two panels, even if the wall panels are connected and then hoisted with a crane, etc., the joints between the wall panels are bent or the wall panels are displaced vertically. The effect of being difficult to obtain is obtained.

Further, in the connection structure of the bathroom wall panel according to the third aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing member and the lateral members of the frame of the wall panels on both sides are opposed to each other without using a fixture such as a screw or a nail. Since the connection can be made so as not to move vertically, the effect of being able to efficiently perform the connection work between the reinforcing member and the horizontal member of the frame of the wall panel is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connection structure of a bathroom wall panel according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part IV of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the connection structure of the bathroom wall panel of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an application example of the bathroom wall panel connection structure of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining a procedure for assembling the bus unit.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a main part of the connection structure for the bathroom wall panel of the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the connection structure of the bathroom wall panel of the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the connection structure of the bathroom wall panel of the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a main part of a connection structure for bathroom wall panels according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the connecting structure for the bathroom wall panel of the third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the connecting structure for the bathroom wall panel of the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a main part of a connection structure for bathroom wall panels according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the connecting structure for the bathroom wall panel of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view for explaining a problem of a conventional connection structure for a bathroom wall panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1a, 1b, 1c Wall panel 11 Decorative plate 12 Vertical frame 121 Slit 13, 14, 15 Horizontal frame 151 Slit 2 Connection member 3, 3a, 3b, 3c Reinforcing material 31, 32, 33 Locking part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A decorative plate, a vertical frame fixed to a side edge of a back surface of the decorative plate, and a horizontal frame fixed to an upper edge and a lower edge of a back surface of the decorative plate, In a connection structure in which bathroom wall panels having slits that are long in the axial direction of the vertical frame are connected to each other on the outer surface of the vertical frame by engaging an H-shaped connecting member with the slits, Reinforcement material is provided along the horizontal frames of the wall panels on both sides so as to straddle the connection between the wall panels, and the reinforcement material and the horizontal frames of the wall panels on both sides are connected so as not to move vertically. A structure for connecting wall panels for bathrooms, characterized in that they are connected by means. 2. The connecting structure for a bathroom wall panel according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means is a fixture such as a screw or a nail. 3. The connecting means comprises a slit provided in the horizontal frame of the wall panel and a locking portion provided in the reinforcing member and inserted and locked in the slit. The connection structure of the wall panel for bathroom according to 1.